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Ecole D’humanite
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Location
Hasliberg Goldern
Year of foundation
1934
Programs
AP, Swiss Maturité, American High School Diploma
Age
12—18 years old
Accomodation
Residence
Ecole d’Humanité was founded in 1934 by German reformer educator Paul Ghehebomi and his wife Edith Gheheb-Cassirer. Geheb founded the Odenwaldschule boarding school in 1910 in Hesse, Germany, but after the National Socialist Party came to power in 1934, the Geheb family emigrated to Switzerland with some staff and teachers of the school, where they founded a new school - Ecole d ' Humanité. First, the school was located in the canton of Geneva, the town of Versailles, and in 1946 it moved to its current location – Hasliberg Goldern.
The school is located in the mountain village of Hasliberg Goldern in the heart of the Swiss Alps, between Lucerne and Interlaken (which means “inter-lake”), in the German part of Switzerland. The picturesque alpine landscape and the world-famous peaks of Bernese Oberland surround the school.
Today, Ecole d’Humanité is a small family school for 150 students located in the beautiful countryside. Training is conducted in German and English. There is one teacher per 8 students, this ratio makes individual attention and care for each child possible. The German and American sections work, respectively, the training is conducted in German and English. Classes are not numerous, an average of 4-10 students. In every possible way, activity in the lessons and student participation in public life is encouraged.
The school is preparing to pass exams for American High School Diploma and German-speaking Matura.
The school has anout 130 students.
DIRECTORS (stand 2026)
Katja Maike Braun, education - Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
Famous school graduates
- Giorgio Gomelsky, musician and producer
- Luca Giuliani, scientist
- Leda Luz Lucen, artist
- Hans Zimmer, composer
- Stefan Asher, musician
KEY FACTORS
- The school is distinguished by an individual approach to each student with an obvious humanitarian bias in the educational plan.
- All children have work responsibilities, each his own. And after breakfast, all students clean the dining room for 15 minutes.
- Credit cards are not allowed at school. Pocket money is the equivalent of $ 30 per month.
- The school does not give grades; instead, teacher comments are used. Today, this type of assessment is accepted by many leading universities. Of course, children who wish to enter such a university must pass SAT tests and AP exams (5 subjects).
- The number of students in the class is 4-10 people, allowing you to pay maximum attention to everyone.
- Teachers use the most effective teaching methods; academic programs are carefully selected and balanced. Lessons are longer than usual - 60-75 minutes, due to which there is a deeper immersion in the topic of the lesson.
PROGRAM
The school offers both American and Swiss secondary education programmes, as well as university preparation. They can be combined and you can continue your studies in both countries, and worldwide. To choose from:
Swiss Matura
The classic Swiss high school program. The program diploma is the main criterion for admission to all universities in Switzerland, as well as to international colleges throughout Europe and beyond. It is a rigorous academic program that includes exams in several subjects, including languages, mathematics, and a core elective, as well as a mandatory assessment work (Matura thesis).
American High School Diploma
A program to prepare for university entrance. The content of the program is strictly based on the admission requirements of universities in Canada and the United States. Upon completion of the program, students receive a high school diploma. The program is aimed at students planning to continue their education in colleges, universities, and business schools in these countries. The content of the program is strictly based on the admission requirements of universities in Canada and the United States.
American Advanced Placement (AP) program
A program to prepare for university entrance. Students study core subjects according to the program of the university they are preparing to enter and take exams based on their studies. The AP program consists of courses in subject areas. Students select several subjects from the proposed areas for in-depth study.
Subjects are studied at the first-year level of the university with credits (points) awarded based on the results of the exams. As a rule, students take exams in three or more subjects. AP exams are recognized by most universities in the United States and Canada.
ACCOMMODATION
The school campus consists of 20 houses and a chalet. Students and teachers live in a large and friendly family. Some school staff and students live outside the school, in neighbouring towns.
Students live in rooms of 2 people. Each new student falls into the so-called “family” - a group of 8 students and 2 adults. Each such family lives in a separate house, has lunch and dinner in the same dining room. A family day is held on Wednesdays - students from the same family spend an evening together, play or work on projects.
SPORT
Skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, volleyball, basketball, tai chi, hiking, field hockey.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
After academic studies, in the afternoon, students attend sports and creative classes. Each student independently plans a program and class schedule, based on their interests.
The list of additional events is large: courses in art (painting, ceramics), music (instruments, vocals), dancing. The school pays great attention to theatre and sports: there are sections of volleyball, basketball, tai chi, field hockey, winter skiing or snowboarding, mountain trips are regularly organized, children are taught the basics of mountain climbing.
The school has very interesting sections: blacksmithing, ukulele assembly, stone and wood carving. Many students are happy to master agriculture: they learn to milk goats, study breeding and livestock production, make cheese, learn to manage a kiosk and a store selling finished products.
COST, 2026-2027
CHF 68,000 - 75,000 per year (depending on age).
Included in cost
- Teaching
- Accommodation and meals
Extra paid
- Registration fee - CHF 1,500
- Deposit - CHF 5,000
- Add. expenses - CHF 350 - 1,800 per year
- Laundry - CHF 700
- Insurance - CHF 1,380
- Accommodation in a single room - CHF 15,000 per year
- Music lessons - CHF 1,950 - 3,450
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